Another world conquest manual

Little known.

In ancient times, the yield of land was not high. In addition to problems such as wars, natural disasters, and limited output caused by poor types of crops, there was another very, very critical reason.

That's because there were no chemical fertilizers in ancient times.

The fertilizers used in ancient China were basically farmyard manures that were very extensive and had very low nutrient density.

That is, human and animal feces and urine, at most add some long-term fermentation process, which is commonly known as retting.

But it’s worth mentioning.

Even with such a crude early method, we were the first to use it among many ancient dynasties.

When our ancestors were working hard on the horizon carrying burdens, the ancient dynasties in the West were still looking at the excrement in the city with blank faces, not knowing how to deal with it.

The habit of throwing excrement freely in medieval Europe lasted for hundreds of years and did not change until the 12th century, which also provided a comfortable breeding ground for the spread of the Black Death.

Otherwise, how do you think high heels and perfume were invented? (There is a book called "The Taste of the Middle Ages", written by a foreigner himself. If you are interested, you can read it)

Throughout the history of the world, the only one with a drainage system comparable to ours is the Minoan civilization of ancient Greece - and it has to be said that the Minoan civilization had a really good water conservancy foundation.

When it comes to our ancient times, the Song Dynasty can be said to be the winner, and it is not easy to find those from other dynasties that can compete with him.

In fact, you can find several examples of civilizations that are similar to ours in development at a certain node, or even superior in some aspects, but without exception, they have all been discontinued.

What makes Chinese civilization outstanding is not that he has always been number one in the world, but that he has been able to remain at the top echelon while continuing the legacy and never ending it.

Of course.

This also has something to do with the size of the civilization's territory.

Even the so-called "peak" of the Minoans during the period of the Mycenaean Kingdom, which followed the Minoan civilization.

Its territory is now the area of ​​Crete plus the Aegean Sea, with a land area of ​​more than 9,800 square kilometers.

Well, less than 10,000 square kilometers.

And our smallest territory in ancient times only had an area of ​​more than 300,000 square kilometers.

Not to mention the size of the core cities of both sides, they are not on the same level at all.

To be honest, in terms of the size of the city, everyone except Roma is his younger brother.

Therefore, the water conservancy and sewage facilities of the two sides are also different in terms of difficulty in covering the area.

The topic returns to chemical fertilizers.

Maybe someone will be curious.

Why is there a group of ancestors who traveled through Yuchi County, but they have never been able to develop chemical fertilizers?

the reason is simple.

Fertilizer is a chemical industry with a broad foundation but the threshold is not very low. It is too difficult for non-professionals to climb the technological tree.

In theory, if you can create chemical fertilizers, you can also create biochemical weapons and drugs.

Among those time travellers, there were soldiers, blacksmiths, and teachers, but there was no chemical engineer among them.

Under such circumstances, Wei Siming, Cheng Shiqing and others spent more than ten years building the city. It was still very difficult to make achievements in chemical fertilizers.

So it's no wonder that Wei Siming and the others are not making progress. This is indeed an area beyond their capabilities.

The earliest use of chemical fertilizers in the local area began in 1963. At the beginning, we mainly applied nitrogen fertilizers, and the main varieties were ammonium sulfate and urea.

At that time, we did not have the ability to industrially produce ammonium sulfate and urea in large quantities, so we imported them from our neighbors who had a poor life and had eye problems since childhood, and from Europe.

In 1963, the country imported 300,000 tons of nitrogen fertilizer, and in 1968, the import peak reached 2.16 million tons. Then one day, someone suddenly had a brain attack, and we were suddenly stuck.

So those seniors rolled up their sleeves and started trying to produce ammonium sulfate, ammonium carbonate, and urea.

Now we are the largest nitrogen fertilizer producing country in the world.

This is another story about being forced to fight back. Why did you mess with the rabbit?

In the agricultural field, once chemical fertilizers are used, the yield is really earth-shaking.

It is not normal for the yield per mu to be one to two times different between land without chemical fertilizers and land using chemical fertilizers.

At this moment, Shi Yin, who once again transformed from a tour guide into an agricultural consultant, was introducing the use of chemical fertilizers to Tian Baocheng and others.

Of course.

Jin Ke La is just a joke. What we promote at this time must be our own Sinochem Fertilizer, a state-owned enterprise with strong roots:

"Everyone, this package of clear and simple fertilizer in my hand is one of the best fertilizers currently, much better than your own retting fertilizer.

By using this fertilizer, we can guarantee that your yield per acre of field will not be less than 300 kilograms! "

As soon as Shi Yin's words came out, it was like a 1 falling into a pile of 0's, causing thousands of waves to rise.

Before the delegation arrived here, the rabbits only gave the number of acres of land that each family could be allocated, and did not mention the specific output value of each acre of land to the farmers.

After all, the words are unfounded, and without comparison with rotary tillers and seeders, it is easy for people to think that they are exaggerating.

On the other hand, the farmers didn’t ask much about it.

Because in their perception, there are two types of cultivated land: those that can be cultivated and those that cannot be cultivated.

According to the opinion of the vast majority of the representatives, including the thin man, if the fields they see are the kind of dry and cracked mounds whose soil fertility and popularity have been sucked away by two-headed cows, then they will not agree to the relocation at all.

But if the cultivated land you see can barely produce food, then go back and talk to everyone, and sign the contract together to farm the land honestly.

If you insist on having expectations, you must have them, otherwise the thin man wouldn't be clamoring to see the ground.

But the expected value is at most the difference between the upper-class fields and the lower-class fields. The difference in yield per mu is about ten to twenty kilograms.

After all, this is the limit of their cognition.

So when they suddenly heard that Shi Yin said that the yield per mu was three hundred kilograms, the representatives suddenly had different opinions.

For example, in the area where Tian Baocheng is located, several representatives expressed their opinions.

"It's impossible. How is it possible to have such a high harvest?"

The person who said this was an old man in his seventies, who was honest but also secretly shrewd.

He once served as the chief of a village, and he was fairly fair and accessible, so his prestige among the delegation was not low. At this time, he could only be heard swearing:

"I worked as a village sergeant in Donglin City, and my father also worked as a village sergeant in Xuchuan City before it was destroyed. I have seen low-grade fields, high-grade fields, and top-quality fields. It's rare that my family can have such a high harvest!"

This is what older people are like. Many things have already formed fixed ideas, which are extremely difficult to shake.

Beside him, the thin man who had asked about the location of the field hesitated for a while and said:

"Uncle Qian, I believe what you say. I have never seen seeds with a yield of three hundred kilograms per mu.

But I'm also thinking that these Chinese people have no reason to lie to us, right?

If someone wants to trick us, wouldn't they just force us to put our fingerprints in the city or just do it directly? Do you need to go to such trouble? "

Another tall man thought for a while and said:

"Could it be that those people were afraid that taking action in the city would scare people away from other cities, so they brought us here. Just like leeks, one batch grows after another, and the ones in the city are leeks. That root that won’t break?”

Hearing this, Tian Baocheng, who had never spoken much, couldn't help it, and took the initiative to speak out:

“Brother, do you know how many of our people have applied for the ‘Return Hometown Plan’ this time?”

Seeing the man shaking his head, Tian Baocheng drew a number:

“More than thirteen thousand people!

No matter what those Chinese people wanted to do, could they swallow more than 10,000 people silently?

We go out to the city to farm, and we will come back to the city to see if anything happens.

According to what you said, our group of people, Jiucai, were taken away, and none of the more than 10,000 people returned to the city. Would other people in the city not notice anything unusual?

"This is the truth."

The old man Li Zheng touched his beard and said:

"But this scene of producing three hundred kilograms of grain is something I have never heard of since I was a child."

Seeing that the voices of everyone talking were getting louder and louder, and there were vague signs of losing control for a while, Shi Yin quickly glanced at the service staff on the side.

Soon, the service staff came over with several baskets of rice ears.

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